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SMPlayer vs PotPlayer: catalog facts
SMPlayer	PotPlayer
Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0.	Free Free to download and use.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Remembers position, audio track and subtitles per file mpv and MPlayer engines, so format coverage is excellent	Built-in codecs, no codec packs needed Hardware acceleration with DXVA, CUDA and QuickSync
The interface is dated Qt and skins only go so far Two engines means two sets of quirks when something misbehaves	Windows only Closed source
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0	License: Proprietary
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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